Magic-tech, Steampunk and other Cross/Sub-genres of Sci-fi

A panel discussing the genre bending and genre-blending opportunities of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. We'll also discuss some of the best genre-bending stories already out there.

This event is part of Storycrafting Sessions: Science Fiction, a one-day virtual conference hosted by the Weeknight Writers Group. Check out the full schedule to join us at our other panels!

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The Moderator

Dianna Gunn is an author of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. Her fantasy horror novel, Moonshadow's Guardian, is available through all major ebook retailers, with the sequel slated for release in fall 2022. She's also the founder of the Weeknight Writers Group.

The Panelists

Matthew X. Gomez can be found on twitter @mxgomez78 and at his website https://mxgomez.wordpress.com/. His work has has appeared in PULP MODERN, KZINE, ECONOCLASH REVIEW, and GRIMDARK. He was one of the two coeditors of the cult New Pulp magazine Broadswords and Blasters. He released his first collection of fiction "God in Black Iron and Other Stories" in 2020, and his cybernoir novel "Project Prometheus" in 2022. He currently resides in Maryland with his wife, two children, and three cats. He has the extremely futuristic job of sitting at a computer and staring at spreadsheets most of the day.

Ricardo Victoria Uribe is a Mexican writer who lives in Toluca, State of Mexico. He is one of the founding members of Inklings Press, an indie publisher of short stories anthologies of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and horror. In August of 2019 his debut science fantasy novel “Tempest Blades: the Withered King” was published by Shadow Dragon Press, an imprint of Artemesia Publishing, LLC. It was listed as a finalist for the 2020 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards. The sequel “Tempest Blades: The Cursed Titans” was published in August of 2021, and he is working on the third book of the series.

K. J. Harrowick is a fantasy and science fiction author with a strong passion for twisted stories blending grimdark worlds and futurist technology with threads of romance and revenge. In her early years, she loved to cozy up on her library’s giant orange couches, which is where she first fell in love with SFF books. You can find her at https://authorkjharrowick.com/

Varden M Frias is an independent author of weird gothic fiction, and Lovecraftian and retropunk sci fi. He has self-published novels and short story collections on multiple platforms including Amazon and Draft 2 Digital. When he isn't writing novels and short stories, he works odd jobs to feed his cat Grem, takes walks in nature, performs livestreams on social media, and makes art.